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Torque – a necklace decoration

National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The torque refers to the type of annular, tubular and separable. It has the form of a spiral in three and a half turns. The ends of the tubes end with tips in the form of sculptural heads of leopards.

The 5-4 centuries BC.
Gold, castings
Diameter 13 cm
The mound Issyk, Almaty Region
Excavations of K.A. Akyshev
National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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